The Magnetic Crow @magneticcrow@wandering.shop

I’ve been so bad at checking and updating mastodon, but I’m so happy to see folks still on here.

Not much else to say. Have a photo of my cat deliberately trapping my wrist with his chin.

Finally got my new phone logged back into mastodon! What’s up my mammoths? Everything still chill over here?

#2017

The cats are so cold

No filter fall

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There was too much pumpkin monkey bread so the old leftovers are becoming bread pudding now.

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@magneticcrow Eat by pulling apart! Goes great with jam or plain. :) Also makes an amazing bread pudding with cranberries once it starts to get a little stale.

approx. 1 hour.

5. Punch down and knead a few times. Roll to about 1 inch thickness. Cut into small (2x2") pieces. Dip each in melted butter, and arrange in two baking dishes (I use 9" pie plates). A second layer is absolutely permissible.
6. Cover, let rise in a warm place for 30min. Heat oven to 325ºF.
7. Bake for 45min, until lightly golden. Let cool 10min

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1. Heat milk & 1/3 c butter until melted. Cool to lukewarm
2. Dissolve yeast in milk. Stir in sugar, salt, & spices
3. Add pumpkin & 3 c flour, beat until well incorporated. Gradually add 1-2 more cups flour until soft & workable. Knead for several minutes until smooth.
4. Place dough in greased bowl, turning to grease all sides. Cover and let rise until doubled

1 c milk
1/3 c butter
4 1/2 tsp (2 packets) yeast
1/2 c brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1 c pumpkin puree
4-5 c flour
1 T cinnamon
1 t ginger
1/2 t cloves
1/2 t allspice

+ 4-6 T melted butter

@magneticcrow If this ghost tour was a representative example of the genre, ghost tours are a great way to learn a ton about a city’s history and people (from founding to super recent!) and its landmarks. Pretty great.

Also don’t get a rocking chair in Ellicott if you want to sleep peacefully?? That seemed like a recurring theme...

Ellicott City ghost tour 👻

Today I’ve been reading (A face like glass by Frances Hardinge), getting to know mastodon better. Earlier @etchlings and I walked down to mainstreet for lunch and back. It’s a lovely cloudy, drizzly autumn day. Perfect walking weather.

Later we’re going on a ghost tour led by a friend, which should be fun. Will report back.

Hi there! I’m an illustrator who likes to write and reads an awful lot of great (mostly) SFF books. I’ve worked for a lot of bookstores in my day, so I talk about books and boost my favorite authors whenever I can. Also my cats.

I have a day job that’s pretty demanding so I’m not really doing commissions right now, but here’s some past work.

You can find me at @magneticcrow on twitter, mastodon.social and mastodon.art too!

I’m NB & use they/them pronouns!

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